A branch of Student Outreach Services, we aim to help students get connected and involved through peer mentors and engaging activities open to all students. Hendrix College Student Outreach Services (SOS) sponsors a proactive, dedicated group of students on campus via a program called Student Outreach Alternative Resources (SOAR). SOAR is made up of upperclassmen who are campus leaders wanting to
make a difference in the lives of incoming students by serving students as peer mentors - not in the academic sense, but in the social world of the Hendrix Community. By creating new avenues via unique and different interpersonal relationships, by participating in alternative activities for those who want to start out more slowly in social acclimation than the campus-wide party, and by moving around in smaller group activities to help achieve self-confidence, the SOAR peer mentors provide a safe, fun experience for students. This helps build a stronger, more fluid transition into college life, allowing SOAR to become a refreshing haven of good friendships and lasting memories. SOAR Peer Mentors organize a series of Saturday Potlucks and other fun activities throughout the year, open to all students. Calendar for 2012-2014:
September 14 - Cheap and Easy Potluck
September 21 - Zoo Time
October 12 - Homemade Potluck
October 27 - Campus-wide "Capture the Flag"
November 9 - Religious Holidays Potluck
November 24 - Flag Football/BBQ
January 26 - Glow in the Dark Bowling
February 8 - Ancestral Food Potluck
February 22-23 - WAC Lock-In
March 8 - No Cook Potluck
March 30 - International Tea and Coffee
April 12 - Veggie/Organic Potluck
April 27 - Hike Pinnacle Mountain
Peer Mentors for 2013-2014:
Ben Ault, Team Leader
Megan Barker
Claire Comeaux
Nate Drahn
Rose Dubiskas
Ryan Flores
Hannah Katz
Matthew Larson
Joyce Lauritzen
Marissa Lee
Zachary Mainer
Anna McConaghie
Rebecca Moreton
Farai Musariri
Lindsay Nickell
Valerie Partenheimer
Victoria Resendez
Caiti Rolfes-Haase
Mary Austin Tisdale
Peiyu Wang
